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xiv, 667 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
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"All the aeronautical knowledge required to pass the FAA exams, IFR checkride, and operate as an Instrument-Rated pilot."
Attitude flight. Introduction to instrument flight ; Instrument scanning techniques ; The instruments ; Straight-and-level flight ; The straight climb and descent ; Turning ; Unusual attitudes ; Normal instrument flight on a partial panel ; Suggested training maneuvers -- Navigation aids. Radar ; The NDB and the ADF ; VOR ; Instrument Landing System (ILS) ; Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) ; Area Navigation (RNAV) ; Global Positioning System (GPS) -- IFR meteorology. Wind, air masses, and fronts ; Visibility ; Clouds ; Icing ; Thunderstorms ; High-level meteorology ; Weather reports and forecasts -- IFR procedures and operations. Regulations important to the instrument pilot ; Preparation for flight ; Instrument departures ; En route ; Holding patterns, procedure turns, and DME arcs ; Instrument approaches ; Visual maneuvering
"ASA-PM-3D"--Spine
Includes index